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New York City Green Loading Zones Study Final Report July 2014 NYSERDA Report 14-22 NYS DOT Task C-13-52 New York City Green Loading Zones Study Final Report Prepared for: New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) Albany, NY Joseph Tario, Senior Project Manager and New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) Albany, NY Robert Ancar, Senior Transportation Analyst Prepared by: WXY architecture + urban design Adam Lubinsky Ph.D, AICP, Managing Principal Paul Salama, Lead Author Kevin Kraft, Urban Planner Barretto Bay Strategies Paul Lipson, President Luis Torres, Lead Consultant Energetics Bryan Roy, Senior Energy Analyst Paul Windover, Engineer NYSERDA Report 14-22 NYSERDA Contract 30908 July 2014 NYSDOT Task C-13-52 i Notice This report was prepared by WXY architects + urban design with Energetics and Barretto Bay Strategies in the course of performing work contracted for and sponsored by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority and the New York State Department of Transportation (hereafter the "Sponsors"). 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Disclaimer This report was funded in part through grant(s) from the Federal Highway Administration, United States Department of Transportation, under the State Planning and Research Program, Section 505 of Title 23, U.S. Code. The contents of this report do not necessarily reflect the official views or policy of the United States Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration or the New York State Department of Transportation. This report does not constitute a standard, specification, regulation, product endorsement, or an endorsement of manufacturers. ii Technical Report Documentation Page 1. Report No. 2. Government Accession No. 3. Recipient's Catalog No. C-13-52 4. Title and Subtitle 5. Report Date New York City Green Loading Zones Study July 2014 6. Performing Organization Code 7. Author(s) 8. Performing Organization Report No. Paul Salama, Adam Lubinsky, Kevin Kraft, Paul Lipson, Luis Torres, Bryan Roy, Paul Windover 14-22 9. Performing Organization Name and Address 10. Work Unit No. WXY architecture + urban design Barretto Bay Strategies Energetics Incorporated 224 Centre Street, 5th Floor 453 FDR Drive, #C-1905 125 Wolf Road 11. Contract or Grant No. New York, NY 10013 New York, NY 10002 Suite 503-13 Albany, NY 11205 NYSERDA Contract 30908 12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address 13. Type of Report and Period Covered New York State Energy Research and New York State Department of Final Report 07/2013 - 07/2014 Development Authority (NYSERDA) Transportation (NYSDOT) 17 Columbia Circle 50 Wolf Road Albany, NY 12203 Albany, NY 12232 14. Sponsoring Agency Code 15. Supplementary Notes Project funded in part with funds from the Federal Highway Administration. 16. Abstract The purpose of this study is to examine the impact and potential benefits of Green Loading Zones (GLZs)—a policy solution to incentivize further electric truck adoption with the creation of curbside loading zones that are exclusively available to zero-emission commercial vehicles. An examination of the policy’s viability requires understanding the GLZ’s fit within: 1) Policy and regulation applicable to New York City (government), 2) The demands of fleets employing electric delivery trucks (market), and 3) Existing and future technology applications that can enable electric truck deliveries (innovation) This report, which provides analysis of GLZ’s utility, benefit, and viability, seeks to define, through analysis and case studies, the potential for implementation and guidelines to ensure success. 17. Key Words 18. Distribution Statement Freight, Electric Truck, Electric Vehicle, Transportation, Zero- No Restrictions emission, Idle-Reduction Technology, Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment 19. Security Classif. (of this report) 20. Security Classif. (of this page) 21. No. of Pages 22. Price Unclassified Unclassified 108 Form DOT F 1700.7 (8-72) iii Acknowledgements This report relies heavily on the cooperation of individuals representing organizations and interests relevant to the success of this Green Loading Zone study. The authors would like to thank the following individuals for sharing their experience and insight into planning and implementing Green Loading Zones: Gerry Bogacz, Planning Director, NYMTC David King, Assistant Professor, Columbia University GSAPP Jan Borodo, Associate SA, FDNY Tim Knoll, Director of Operations/Transportation, Mike Britt, Director of Maintenance, UPS Fresh Direct Alison Conway, Associate Director for New Jeff Lynch, Chief of Staff, Office of Councilman Initiatives, UTRC/CCNY James Vacca Michael Derring, Director of Fleet Operations, Howie Mann, Freight Planning Manager, NYMTC Fresh Direct Jeremy McCool, Founder & CEO, HEVO Power Steve Dorn, Vice President, Milea Truck Group Tom McGuire, Assistant Commissioner, NYCDOT Mike Dubrovsky, Founder & CEO, Simply Grid Dawn Miller, Director of Research & Evaluation, Dean Edmund, Program Management, US Postal NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission Service Steve Monks, Operations Manager, HEVO Power Lyle Frank, City Council Transportation Committee Joel Natividad, CEO & Founder, Ontodia.com Christina Ficicchia, Executive Director, Empire Clean Cities Pamela Parker-Cortijo, Assistant Commissioner, NYCDOF Michael Fowle, Fleet Manager, Duane Reade/Walgreens Paul Power, Assistant Director of Operations, North Shore LIJ-Health Systems Allan Gendelman, Electric Solutions John Shipman, Head of EV Program, Consolidated Michael Glotz Richter, Senior Project Manager for Edison Sustainable Mobility, City of Bremen Mark Simon, Director Alternative Fuels Program, Elaine Gordon-Kelly, Operations Manager, DHL NYCDOT Steve Hanson, Alternative Vehicle Program Sean Singh, Grant Writer, Roosevelt Island Manager, Frito-Lay Operating Corporation Charles Hayward, Fleet Operations Manager, David Stern, Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Duane Reade/Walgreens NYCDOT Stacey Hodge, Director, Office of Freight Angela Strand, Chief Marketing Officer, Smith Sustainability, NYCDOT Electric Vehicles Jeffrey Hoffman, COO, Simply Grid Ed Taylor, President, Down East Seafood Ari Kahn, Electric Vehicle Policy Advisor, NYC Katie Whalen, Transportation Project Manager, Mayor’s Office of Long Term Planning and Fresh Direct Sustainability Marcel Van Ooyen, Executive Director, Brian Keene, Operations Manager, DHL GrowNYC/Greenmarket iv Table of Contents Notice ........................................................................................................................................ ii Disclaimer ................................................................................................................................. ii Technical Report Documentation Page ........................................................................................iii Acknowledgements .................................................................................................................iv List of Figures ..........................................................................................................................ix Acronyms and Abbreviations List .......................................................................................... x Summary ............................................................................................................................... S-1 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background .................................................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Freight Deliveries in New York City ........................................................................................................... 2 1.3 Air Quality and Carbon Reduction Challenges ............................................................................................ 2 1.4 Existing New York City Programs ..............................................................................................................